Twin brothers reunited after 48 years

The last time he saw his brother was in 1958. Their path separated. They lost touch.

But now they have come together for the first time in 48 years.

Â?We used to be so close together, and itÂ?s just like part of my life is complete now,Â? said Mican, who traveled 1,500 miles from Beeville, Texas, to his brotherÂ?s home in Jackson.

His eyes glistened from behind his glasses, and a tear appeared in the corner of his eye. His voice trembled as he spoke.

Â?ItÂ?s something IÂ?ll live for all my life.Â?

Growing up in Texas, Mican and Tyson agreed they were inseparable. At about 16, Tyson said, they both joined the Navy and were stationed together in Kingsville, Texas.

But Tyson was discharged because of his age. Mican said he doesnÂ?t know why he wasnÂ?t.

Tyson moved to Jackson with a friend to look for a job, and the brothers lost contact. When he got to Michigan, Tyson said he fell in with the wrong crowd and began drinking heavily. At 21, Tyson changed his last name to that of his friendÂ?s family, who he said wanted to adopt him.

Mican said he had no idea how to reach his brother.

About two years ago, the brothers spoke again for the first time in decades.

MicanÂ?s children began to plan a trip to Michigan several months ago so the brothers could reunite.

Â?TheyÂ?d never met me or seen me,Â? Tyson said. Â?I guess they just wanted to see what kind of character theyÂ?ve got for an uncle.Â?

The plans took an unexpected turn when Tyson was admitted to Foote Hospital for respiratory distress. Mican said he didnÂ?t know Tyson went into the hospital until he, his wife and three of their four children arrived in Michigan.

Â?When his wife told me they put him in the hospital Monday night, it was like somebody shot me,Â? Mican said. Â?I fell to pieces.Â?

During a visit at the hospital, family members crowded into the small hospital room. Mican climbed into his brotherÂ?s bed. Tyson put his arm around Mican, who clasped it with his own.

Being reunited is the Â?best thing that ever happened in my life,Â? Tyson said.